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‘Daydreaming’ is the debut album release from Paris based artist Von D on Boka Records. A fusion chef of bassweight, Von D has deftly sliced into unpredictable genres, concocting strange and beautiful new forms. The album sees Von D collaborating with the internationally renowned Foreign Beggars, Phephe, David Boomah (vocalist for Shy FX Murderation), Riya & Mr Lager, while his previous work has also been remixed by a host of respected dubstep DJ’s including Skream and Tes La Rok.

Born into the cultural melting pot of the Paris suburbs, Von D found his soul’s conduit in a beaten up old drum kit. Whilst the riddims of King Tubby alongside the foetal jungle of Photek and Serge Gainsborg were initial inspirations, after forging a successful path as a sound engineer Von D honed his sound sculpting skills to a razor sharp edge.

Von D

Von D’s productions have been picked up by Skream, arguably one of dubstep’s most successful artists, who snapped up a release for his label Disfigured Dubs. DJ Chef released Von D’s ‘Show Me’ on his Sub Freq imprint, which quickly became one of the most talked about releases of 2009 – so much so that three time DMC World Champion DJ Craze has been supporting the track in recent mixes.

Not one to be complacent, Von D’s kept up the pressure with releases on Black Acre, Tempa, Soul Jazz and Argon – enough to attract the attention of BBC Radio 1’s Gilles Peterson who has included a track for his hotly anticipated ‘Brownswood Bubblers’ compilation album.

Von D has created a global buzz with his numerous explosive live performances featuring unreleased and exciting material from himself as well as other established producers. Having had a host of successful tours in the United States, Europe and China, Von D has now set his sights on touring New Zealand and Australia.

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Von D
Daydreaming LP

01. Von D Ft. Phephe – Love Music
02. Von D & Simbad Ft. Riya – Watching You
03. Von D Ft. Phephe – You’re The One *
04. Von D & Lakaye Jolie – From Jupiter To Venus
05. Von D – ASAP *
06. Von D Ft. David Boomah – Star
07. Von D & Mr Lager Ft. Phephe – You’re my.. *
08. Von D – Liquid
09. Von D Ft. Foreign Beggars & Spyda – Maximum Boost
10. Von D Ft. Alys Be – Push It
11. Von D – E Von
12. Von D Ft. Moxy Phinx – Booboodoo
13. Von D Ft. Vicky Harrison – Sight
14. Von D Ft. Riya – One Day *
15. Von D Ft. Phephe – Set Me Free

* Featured on BOKALP001 (2×12″ Vinyl)

CD / LP & Digital formats released 6th June.

Daydreaming LP Sampler is OUT NOW!

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a) Von D Ft. Foreign Beggars & Spyda – Maximum Boost
aa) Von D – E Von
Out now on Ltd edition 12″ Vinyl & Digital

Von D – Daydreaming LP Sampler [BOKA035] *PREVIEW* by BOKA

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502 represents new sounds born out of the collision of many modern forms of UK underground music. Taking a focus on the new hybrid sounds of dubstep, grime, house and garage, 502 brings North London house and funky producer FIS-T forward with his underground haunted-house smash Night Hunter.

The track has been bubbling on the underground for over a year now with noted support from some of the UK scenes top DJs. Originally released digital-only through iTunes in November 2009 by FIS-T’s ‘Boom Ents’ label, 502 bring it to you fully mastered on 12″ 180g vinyl and digital re-masters to follow.

FIS-T

Track support comes from the following DJs:

Bok Bok [Night Slugs / Rinse FM] – “You know u have my full support on this. Been playing Night Hunter in every set, what a massive tune. The first tune in a long time to draw for wobbles and get it 100% right.”

Ben UFO [Hessle Audio / Rinse FM] – “Yes. Been looking forward to this!!”

Jackmaster [Numbers] – “Full Support!”

Ramadanman [Hessle Audio / Swamp 81] – “Big!”

Greenmoney [Ministry of Sound / Brooklyn Radio] – “BIGGGGGG UP FIS-T, NIGHT HUNTER IS BIGGGG!”

Jon Rust [Phonica] – ‘Definately one to bring out when I want to kick the kids in the guts”

Radio support also from:

TODDLA T [BBC Radio One : In New DJ's We Trust]
DJ NG [BBC Radio 1Xtra cover show for DJ Footloose]
ROSKA [Rinse FM]

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FIS-T
a) Night Hunter
aa) Deep Mover

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Forthcoming on Sept 6th Aquatic Lab is a debut LP from New Zealand based production unit Truth, entitled “Puppets”.

Since their debut appearance on Deep Medi Music, Truth has been hard at work on their LP and now it’s ready to drop. With the initial album sampler (LAB010 ‘Dead Silence’ & ‘Burglar’) laying the foundations, the second 12” LAB011 (forthcoming on 9th August) reinforces with ‘Juno’ & ‘Under Current’, two huge stepper grooves layered with more than enough weight for the shockout. The album itself ‘Puppets’ is a dense trip through moody big bass-driven soundscapes that include some of their finest work in the form of ‘The Fatman’, ‘Lab Rat’ and a VIP of the previously released ‘Terror Planet’. Also on the roster, Truth’s ‘Legion’, possibly their most sought-after riddim to date, which brings their trademark sound signatures of sweeping synths and massive amounts of bass fully into place. ‘Pup- pets’ touches on many styles such as the liquid offering of ‘Indigo Mood’, or the almost genre defying vocal lick ‘Don’t Explain’. ‘Puppets’ is a full bodied experience from start to finish – for darkly elegant dubstep it doesn’t get much better than this.

Truth

Truth have received DJ support around the globe from artists such as Mala, Skream, Joe Nice, Breakage, Hatcha and N Type, with their beats being dropped at shows from Club Love in New York City to DMZ in London, as well as featur- ing on radio stations BBC Radio One, Kiss and Rinse. Two comprehensive Europe tours and a string of gigs around Australia and Asia, have included an appearance at the legendary DMZ night in Brixton and the infamous Sub Dub in Leeds.

Truth’s big riddims have been quickly snatched up by a number of established labels such as seminal Deep Medi Musik and Skream’s Disfigured Dubs. Alix Perez has included his collaboration with Truth on his debut album ’1984′ and the group have remixed the likes of The Nextmen, Ms Dynamite and Silverclub.

Cat no: LABCD002
Barcode: 5055317207135
Artist: Truth
Title: Puppets
Release date: Sept 6th

01 Burglar
02 Silence
03 Don’t Explain
04 Juno
05 Puppets
06 Masters Of The Stars
07 Under Current (with Ben Verse)
08 Terror Planet VIP
09 Legion
10 Invaded!
11 Lab Rat
12 More Dangerous
13 Wicked Vibe Broccoli
14 Indigo Mood
15 The Fatman (Courtesy of Deep Medi Musik)

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Boka Records, UK Dubstep label has been in existence since 2005, one of the original purveyors of heavy bass music, and responsible for working with notable artists like Distance, Emalkay, The Others and more recently 16bit, who arrived on the scene with a bang earlier this year with their anthem “Chainsaw Calligraphy” (Featured on the “In The Death Car” EP – BOKA018).

16bit have since gone on to conquer the UK dubstep raves and recently embarked on a US tour, they will be back there in January for an intensive 1 month US tour.

16bit

Coming on January 18th 2010 on Boka Records will be a special 2 part 12″ release featuring 3 remixes of “Chainsaw Calligraphy” and a re-release of the original, re-mastered and cut loud on 45rpm.
Each version is unique in it’s own way and could be described as artist reinterpretations as opposed to remixes, release details below:

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16bit
A) Chainsaw Calligraphy (Jakes Remix)
AA) Chainsaw Calligraphy (PropaTingz Crunk Massacre Remix)

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16bit
A) Chainsaw Calligraphy (Kanji Kinetic Remix)
AA) Chainsaw Calligraphy (Original Mix)

Bristol’s finest mashup maestro ‘Dubquack’ has put together this mini-mix of the remixes:

Jakes

Founding member of the HENCH crew was an obvious target to carry out the Chainsaw remix, being a big fan of the original and regularly rinsing the track out in the raves, he’s given the track the signature Jakes sound, psychedelic bass-lines and heavyweight percussion, watch out for the sample too, see if you recognise it….Support so far from N-Type (Rinse FM), Walsh, Truth, Marlow, Hatcha.

PropaTingz

UK born but now living in LA PropaTingz has his musical history in the Breaks scene, a long purveyor of the sound and a regular on the live scene he has more recently switched his style and has been directly influenced by artists like 16bit. He has big releases lined up and is beginning to cause quite a stir with his tracks featuring on Radio 1 etc…..def one to look out for. His remix was written over the course of a year, alot of blood sweat and tears have gone into it, and the listener will realise this when he/she hears it, devastating, pure and simple. Support so far coming from Ooah and the Glitch Mob crew, Akira Kiteshi, N-Type.

Kanji Kinetic

UK based bass extremist, affiliated with labels like ElectroStimulation and Trouble & Bass, this boy knows how to make RIPPERS! He’s done what could be described as the most straight-up remix based on the original, given it a 4×4 rhythm and created the most hype tune for an age, support so far coming from Kid606, Akira Kiteshi, Warlock, Squire Of Gothos.

Released 7th December on Boka:

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Matt-U
A) Can’t Wake Up
AA) Whyle The F**k Out

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Debut release on Boka Records for Hungarian based production maestro Matt-U. Fresh from a release on N-Type’s label Wheel & Deal, these two unique deep and dark productions have been kept relatively under wraps until now, currently receiving support from the likes of JAKES, N-TYPE, DJ MADD, VISTA, FLIGHT (Rinse FM) and NICK ARGON (Sub FM). “Can’t Wake Up” is a high energy thriller not to dissimilar from the sounds of Benga, literally impossible to keep still to this one, industrial skank-out business, “Whyle The F**k Out” is a fresh funk-tastic deep roller which is gunna surprise a lot of people.

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Elemental’s imminent debut LP “Messages from the Void” is a collection of work from the last four years, spanning a range of styles, made using a combination of new and old technologies, including Elemental’s beloved modular synthesizer. He is proud to be able to present it to the world – a favour returned for all of the amazing music that has touched him throughout his years as a music listener and raver.

Elemental’s fresh take on the dubstep sound has got both scene stalwarts and eclectic tastemakers singing his praises. Blending components of acid house, Detroit techno, ‘golden age’ drum & bass, vintage dubwise and African rhythm, his sound is rich in texture and musical heritage, yet remains eminently danceable.

(photo by Georgina Cook)

The North London based producer – Adam Wilson to his friends – started dabbling with production in 1994 with a Roland D5 and Atari ST while he was still at school. Soon after he invested in an Akai S2000 sampler, bought a PC, and the rest, as they say, is history. In the nineties he predominantly focused on making drum and bass and experimental electronica, eventually putting out his first drum and bass release as a white label off his own back.

A few years later, together with schoolmate Dario Swade, they formed the breakbeat garage duo Elemental & 3D, releasing on their own label Runtime Records in 2002. A couple of years later after some time abroad, Elemental caught the likes of Search & Destroy on Rinse FM and instantly found the sound he had been looking for: dark, heavy, syncopated beats and bass.

(photo by Georgina Cook)

Since 2004, Elemental has been focused on bringing his newly developed sound to the masses. Combining dubbed out dirty bass lines with hypnotising rhythms, he has released on labels such as Destructive, Hotflush, Pitch Black, Halo Beats, and his own imprint Runtime, with his seminal track “Soulfire” one of the highlights on Tayo’s Fabriclive mix CD. He was officially the first person to do a live dubstep performance, mixing up and dubbing components of his productions using Ableton Live to rapturous audiences across the world: no set is ever the same twice.

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Elemental
Message From The Void
CD-1
01. Triple 116
02. DeepChord

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03. Magic Harp
04. Metal Funk
05. Talk
06. Spring Dub (Ring 2009)
07. Waterworks

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08. Brain drops
09. Speak Dub
10. T-Bar
CD-2 (Previously released material)
11. Attack
12. The Voice
13. Kaotic
14. Ska Train
15. Sirens (Elemental’s 07 Refix)
16. Blob
17. Zimbal Dub
18. Boxed In
19. Piston
20. Muff Beater
21. Strange Brew

The 3×12″ Vinyl version will feature an exclusive Album track “Undulating Elf”.

The 2xCD / 3×12″ Vinyl / Digital release will all be released on November 16th.

Links:
www.myspace.com/adamelemental
www.youtube.com/user/ElementalBeatsUK
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